Bank-check.



L. H. MUDGE. BANK CHECK.

APPLIATION FILED AUG. 27, 19124 BBNEWED .TUNE 19, 1914. 1,109,453. Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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' drawing', in which is illustrated an embodi- Jincnt thereoi,

cityA and county of Denver and nnrrnn srarns {rATENCr Loren n. Menen, er DENVER, cotoxuno.- y

BANK-ennui.

specification pf Letters Patent,

Patented sept. y 1, 112'914.

Application' tiled August 27', 1912, Seralo 717,338'. Renewed June 19, 1914.' Serial No. 848,201.'

To all whom it may concern Be itrliznown that I, Loran H. MUDGE, a citizen of the-United States, residin in the I tate of Colorado, have' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bank-Checks; and 17de decl-are the following to he a full, clear,

and exact description of the inventioinsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to Whiclrgit appertains to make and use' the same, reference being had to the accompany- .ing drawings, and to the characters or' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciication.

My invention relates to improvements in bank checks, my object being,` to provide a device of this character which shall make it more dillicult to raise checks or fraudulently alter the same in such a manner as to increase the amount `for whiclrth'e check is draivn. Heretoiiore, perliorators, or stampe ing machines of various kinds have been employed for this purpose, and While they are exceedingly useful where checks are drawn in oliices, they' are ol no use when a person is aivay from his ollice. or to the great ninnher of people who carry pocket check-books.

My improvement is ol1 such character that itis equally practicahle for pocket and ollice use, and it consists in providingr the check with extensions on both ends, the extension on one end boing formed into transverse spaces subdivided to receive numerals indicating the units, tens` hundreds andthousands or' dollars, as wel] as the cents7 For ivhich the check is drawn, while the spaces at the opposite end oi' the chock are ior receiving the 'words corresponding to the numerals on the numeral end of the check. The spaces on both ends ot' thev check are provided with indicia, preferably Roman characters, indicating units, tens, hundreds and thousands of dollars, while the usual designation, e, lfnr cents, is employed. The transverse spaces at both ends of the check may be separated by weakened or perforated lines, or not, :is may be desired Having briefly outlined my invention, l

will'prmtced to describe the same in detail,

reference boing' made to the accompanying ln this drawings: Figure lis a face. View nl a hlanlc'cl'ieclr illustrating; my improvenir-nt. Figi'. 2 a similar view showing the cheri: connjilctcly lilled out, the ammini. be

'squares inthe cent spaces. It musthc ing such as 'to employ onek subdivision of each of the spacesat' one end of the cheek,

and all of the spaceslat the opposite end of the check. Fig. 3 is a check filled out for an amount not 'requiring the' u'Se of all of the spaces at either end of the check, -the portions of the` check containing the unusedr spaces being removed as farV as possible.

The same reference charactersindicateyA the same parts in all the Views. i

Let the numeral 5. designate the body of the check, 6 the left-hand extension thereof,

and 7 the opposite extension. The end extension G is divided by dotted lines 8 intov ve spaces extending transversely ofythev check, the said spaces being designated by the Roman characters M, C, X, I, andthecharacter c, respectively.v v Each of these transverse spaces is subdivided to 'forma number of squares 9 adapted to receive numerals increasing consecutively from 1t'he unit squares being adjacent the squares con: taining the aforesaidA indicia, or. designations. The squares and the spaces designated M, C, X l, respectively contain numerals dotted or otherwise formed to' guide the vvriter of the check in its preparation.

Those numerals maybe indicated by watermarks in the paper, by dotted linesor in any other suitable' manner. As illustrated in the (lrmv'ing, the-subdivisions of each of the transverse spaces are marked by dotted numerals from l to 9, both inclusive,ia'nd when one of thcsespaces hasniarkcd in it with ink.a numeral corresponding Ywith that disclosed by thewater-xnark or dots, it dcsignatcs units, tens* hundrodsor thousands of dollars. according as the subdivision" is in thel, X, C, or M space.

VV'th reference to thel subdivisions or squares of the cents space, while these squares are marked to correspond with the markings in the sqiiares of the other spaces,

in filling out the check the Writer vmust placein the square? designated by the dotted numeral l, any number of cents for which the check'is drmirn from 1 to lfVinclusive; in thesquare designated byv the -dotted Vnumerel 2, any number of cents from 20 to 2 5), both inclusive, and so on` for all of the noted that a numeral in any square in the X-space indicates tens of dnllars, orten dollars. taken as manif times `as the numeral contninsunits, hence ihefnumeral 3 written in the third square of the X-spacl `would indicate thirty dollars. Again, numerals written in the squares of the I-space` indicate dollars in units.- This willbe understood by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Re erring now to the spaces at the righthand end extension -7 of the check, let the numeral 10 indicate these spaces, the same being ,designated on the check by the Roman characters M, C, X, I, and respectively. These spaces are to be filled out with words corresponding to the numerals in the squares, or subdivisions, of the end extension 6 of the check.

Where the check requires that a numeral be `placed in one. of the squares 9 of each space, or column, at one end of the check there must, of course, be a .corresponding Word or Words 'written in each space 10 at the other end of the check, and consequently no part' of either extension will be torn 0E; However, where the amount is less than one thousand dollars,-see Fig. 3,--the M-space, or column, of the extension 6 of the check may be removed, and if the amount of the check does not require that anything be written in the I, or cents column, these two columns may be torn ofl' from the extension 7 of the check,-see Fig. 3.

It must be understood that my improved check is equally well adapted for use where any currency system is employed, whether that of the United States or foreign countries. Hence the numerals or other characters placed in the subdivisions of the extension 6 of the check may be read, in terms of the currency denominations of any system.

At the end 6 of the check, as illustrated in the drawing, the column designations are repeated at theupper edge of the check. This, of course, isnot essential, since a single set of designations will answer the. purpose. However, the dupliF-ation ot' these column designations may be desirable, since it makes it practically impossible for the writer ot' thechcek to place a numeral in the wrong column, though with a single set o .t' designa4 tions no difficulty of this character should arise .in the case of a cheek of ordinary width.

Attention is further called to the fact that the column designations'at the opposite ends of the check` are arranged in reverse order, so that when a ehi-ck is written for less than one thousand dollars, for instance, and does not contain any denomination requiring that numerals be placed in either the l-column or the q. column, the M -column may be removed from the extension or end 6 of the check and the I-column and the column removed i' rom the opposite end of the check. It thus makes it impossible to change the check either up or down, since, while the M-column remains on the extension 7 of the check, as there is no correspondiim column at the opi insite end an 7thin written in the lil-column l il' on the extension 7 would have no significance. Again, while the units and cents columns remain on the extension 6 of the cheek, there are no corresponding columns at the end 7 thereof, consequentlyT anything written in the units and cents column of the extension 6 would have no significance.

Having thus described niyinvention,what I claim is:

1. A check having extensions at both ends divided into narrow spaces for the reception of writing, said spaces being respectively designated by suitable signs to guide the writer of the check, the order of said signs uponopposite ends of the check and with respect to the middle thereof, being reversed.

2. vA. check having extensions at both ends thereof divided into narrow spaces extentie ing transversely of the check and designated by arithmetical notation signs arranged in a column extending lengthwise of the check and at the lower edge thereof, the spaces at one end of the cheek being subdivided, the different subdivisions of the various spaces containing inoonspicuous numerals from 1 to a'predetermined higher numeral and on which corresponding numerals are to be conspicuously formed by, the writer of the check, while the spaces at the opposite end of the cheek are adapted to receive Words corresponding with the numerals eonspicuously formed by the writer of the check on the numeral end thereof.

3. A check having extensions at both ends divided into narrow spaces respectively designated by suitable signs to guide the writer of the check, the said signs being; the saune at both ends of the cheek but arranged in reverse order With reference to the outermost end of the check.

4. A check having extensions at bot-bends divided into narrow spaces respectively designated by suitable signs to guide the writer of the cheek. the spaces at cach end having their respective signs conseciuivcly arranged, the sign indicatingr the highest number beingr outermost at one end ot the cheek and innermost at the opposite end thereof, -for the pur ose set forth.

5. A chec t having extensions at both ends thereof. divided into narrow spaces extending transversely of the check and respectively' designated by suitable signs arranged in columns` .extending lengthwise of the check and at the edge thereof, the sign designating the sace in which are to be written numerals indicating i'hc. highest amounts being placed outermost on one end extension and ,innermost on the other end extension, the denominations of the other spaces being arranged in numerical order. 'for the purpose set forth..

G. A check having extensions at both ends divided into narrow spaces extending trans versely of thel Cheek and respectively des-igr` mated by zhe numberl signs M, X, I, qi, the ln tesfimony whereof I affix my signature M esignation at one end of the check indin presence of two witnesses.

' ,eating the outermost space and at the opposite end ,of the check, the innermost space, v LOYAL H -MUDGE 5 While the other space designatonsare an Witnesses: A

ranged in numerical order, substantially as MAY CLE1\n:1m:4s,V

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